90210 - Pilot Review

The new CW version of Beverly Hills 90210 aired this week on CW. The difference between this one and the last is that the Wilson family moved from Kansas and not Minnesota. As far as the rest, it's all the same issues, stories and soap opera of the original, just brought up to date.

The funny thing is that when the old version of the show aired, I never saw so many people grow sideburns. I actually was one of those goofballs. Oh the cheese of the 80's!

3 of the original actors play themselves in this version. The Pit dude is back as well as Brenda and Kelly. They are actually playing their old roles brought up to date. Kelly is the school guidance counselor who is a single mom with a 4 year old boy.

So the Wilson family moves from Kansas so that Harry, played by Rob Estes, can take care of his drunk rich mother. He is the principal at BH High. They have a daughter, Annie, played by Shenae Grimes, and an adopted son Dixon, played by Tristan Wilds, who was on HBO's The Wire. He played a corner boy running drugs turned to hitman. Now he's a 90210 boy. Lori Laughlin playes their mother, Debbie.

This season will be filled with all sorts of strange drama based on the way the first episode went. Harry Wilson was a ladies man in the day when he attended Beverly Hilss High and some of those ladies are still around.

It seems like they are going to bring on the same teen drama of the original. Sex, Drugs, Gossip and mystery. So my thoughts after putting myself through the first two hours was that I probably won't be spending my Tuesday nights watching this one.

I think it would have the appeal for the young 16-25 year old crowd maybe, but not for the 40 somethings out there. Unrealistic high school situations and stupid drama puts this one in the crapper for me. It will probably last more than one season as it was CW's highest watched show, but I honestly think that will die down and it could potentially be gone after one season.